Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-12-22
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Fredree end PEev1esens.

CHICAGO, liz. Dec. q Brokers on Change
az the opening to day used the fact that Sc
were cold wave WIS lowering over the winter
wheat region, threatening TO hurt crops, t.
force up the price of grain. May wheat, which
closed yesterdaV at $3.50 opened at SIC and
went to S43sc during the morning, but drifsed
into 8 quiet market and sold down to SAC, and
then up TO sac and back again to S414, May
corn opened go higher, at 54Ic and prices be
ing around 633s 9t4c and on some heavy buying
went to "a &c, but later dropped 10 545a 0543sc
May pork opened 20c higher, at Sl5 IS on light
arrivals of hogs. Heavy selling by Two opera
tors cent II down 10 SIS z, and ct the end OF
an hour it held firmer et $l5 60Gl5 6218. Before
l O'Clock It went up again to SIS 20 Leading
futures closed: Whea5 December 1890; Jan
nary I73sc; February 775sc; y s44c. Corn
December 4s2lc; January 1870; February 1910;
May D, sc. Mess Pork nuary $l4 ok
May SIS IS. Lard-IanusrY ST so; February
90; May S. Tx Short ribs-January 81 20,
February 81 So March ST 80; May SIS 10;
Cash quotations were: Flour quiet and prices
uncha ged. Wheat-No. req 7S1Sc. Cora
No. =, 4S15c. Mess pors per barrel, $l4 75614 95.
Lard, per 100 pounds, S7I57a61 so. Short ribs
boxed, So 90a6 CO, short clear sides, boxed.
SIS 00GS Q5.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Dec. Electromagnetic and
steady. Wheat opened firmer and on account
of C, Id wave advanced 3s9ssr, closing higher
No. red cash sou BID; January $3.50, clos
ing 81 &c nominal, February closing S215n bid
May S52l0S55sc, closing at S55Sc. Germ hisher
each 1910; Jznusry 1870, cosiDg az 469l bii
4!Cs ClOeluS 411C,hdy 1S-e o0Jts .,
closing at 5000. Oats steady; cash 3lG3t14c;
May sc Uornmeal steady at S! As;
whisky steady at 81 o. Provisions steady.
Pork--Ne $l4 rs; lard 5! 4215; dry sailed
meats, boxed, shoulders S. I5d6 co.; long ear
81 soar IS clear ribs 81 7567 s71z; short clears
$500 90. Bacon, b Xed, shoulders So so;
long clears, IS so; clear ribs IS 80; short cIeara
IS 67h. Hams steady at $40 256l2 so. After
pooG board-Wheat lower; January sic, nom
inal: February slHc, nominal: May S5L4c. Corn
Weak; January Acc bid; February 46L5c BID
May 4934c. Oats easy; May 323sc.
NEW YORK, Dec. 2I.-Cofee-Spot fair !; Rio
higher. SAFES 1915 bags. December 16 GOA
IS 10; January Is scale 81; February l6 401
10 IS; March Is 400lf 30; Apr Is 3oal6 10;
May 10 S06l6 Is; June 10 209 l6 35; July Is Goa
IS 10; August Is 65dl5 SO: September Is 40G
Is So; October SIS 2CG15 25: November Is 056
Is % december, 1855, 10 016I5 20. Sugar IN
char ed ana quiet; refined quiet; standard a
61s assoc; confectioners 67Sc. Mclasses
st aoy; SO test 24c.
NEW ORLEANS, La, Dec. 2l.-Fiour steady
and firm choice 81 5065 5; fancy s. Si64 20;
extra fancy S "A so; wintar whea' patenIs
81 5004 SO; Minnesota patent process 81 9jG
90. Com quiet and weak mixed and yellow
62c; white CSC. Oats q let but STEADY
No. 2, 42c. Cornmeal quiet at s. 70
Hog products quiet but steady, porz Sl4 25;
lard 81 SO; bulk meats, shoulders Sc l21<
long clear ST ss1si clear ribs SIS co; bacon
shoulders IS co: long clear S. IL; clear ribs
IS S'h; hams Sl1 5oGl2 90 Whisky heavy al